Ross Gwinn

Ross Gwinn
No. 62
PositionGuard
Personal information
Born(1944-07-25)July 25, 1944
Deport, Texas, U.S.
DiedFebruary 2, 2016(2016-02-02) (aged 71)
Natchitoches, Louisiana, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight272 lb (123 kg)
Career information
High schoolNatchitoches Central
CollegeNorthwestern State
NFL draft1967: undrafted
Career history
* Offseason or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played2
Games started0
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Charles Ross Gwinn (July 25, 1944 – February 2, 2016) is an American former professional football player who was a guard for the New Orleans Saints of National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Northwestern State University.[1][2][3][4]

He was originally signed by the Baltimore Colts in 1967 after going undrafted and was assigned to the Colts' taxi squad.[5][6] After spending the entire 1967 season on the Colts' taxi squad, he was released by the Colts in 1968 and signed with the Saints.[7] He spent much of the 1968 season on the Saints' taxi squad but did play in two games for the Saints.[1] He was cut by the Saints prior to the 1969 season.[8]

In 1971 he signed to play with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League and served as their starting right guard that season.[9][10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ross Gwinn Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 5, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Ross Gwinn, G". Nfl.com. Retrieved July 5, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Ross Gwinn (1989) - N-Club Hall of Fame". nsudemons.com. Retrieved July 5, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Former New Orleans Saints offensive lineman Ross Gwinn died Tuesday". New Orleans Saints.com. Retrieved July 5, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Ross Gwinn signs with Colts". The Town Talk. March 23, 1967. p. A14. Retrieved July 16, 2026 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Colts will keep Ross Gwinn". The Shreveport Journal. August 12, 1967. p. Six A. Retrieved July 16, 2026 – via newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Snyder, Cameron C. (August 21, 1968). "Ross Gwinn given release by Colts; to join Saints". Baltimore Sun. p. C1. Retrieved July 16, 2026 – via newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Pro grid clubs cut rosters". Connecticut Post. September 2, 1969. p. 22. Retrieved July 16, 2026 – via newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Pro football player is WJHS student teacher". Winn Parish Enterprise and Winfield News-American. April 15, 1971. p. 17. Retrieved July 16, 2026 – via newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Pierce, Jerry (October 31, 1971). "Jerry Pierce on Sports". Natchitoches Times. p. 2-B. Retrieved July 16, 2026 – via newspapers.com.
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